eekun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Yoruba notext (“to stick out”), and kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ kíkún (partial reduplication of kún (“to kneel”)), literally “that which kneels”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ēé.kṹ/

Noun

eékún

  1. knee
    Synonym: ụkọkọ (Ekiti)
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